Primary leiomyosarcoma of the greater omentum: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Greater omentum leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors with only a few cases reported in literature. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report the case of a 68-year-old man who consulted complaining of diffuse abdominal pain without a palpable mass at physical examination. Imaging studies revealed a so...

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Autores principales: Brañes, Alejandro, Bustamante, Caroll, Valbuena, José, Pimentel, Fernando, Quezada, Nicolás
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5079381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27771602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.10.025
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Greater omentum leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors with only a few cases reported in literature. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report the case of a 68-year-old man who consulted complaining of diffuse abdominal pain without a palpable mass at physical examination. Imaging studies revealed a solid-cystic lesion in the right lower quadrant. Surgical resection was performed and the tumor was diagnosed as a leiomyoscarcoma by histological and immunohistochemical examinations. DISCUSSION: Surgical resection of all lesions seems to be a reasonable therapeutic approach if resection is feasible. Chemotherapy may be used in selected cases. CONCLUSION: More cases are needed to define the best treatment approach of this disease.

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